Jean Batten New Zealand aviatrix Jean Batten was BOTD in 1909. Born in Rotorua to a middle-class family, she initially trained as a pianist and dancer, becoming interested in aviation after reading about the t…

The impossibly glamorous and sensibly single New Zealand aviatrix Jean Batten was BOTD in 1909. #jeanbatten #newzealand #maybegay #bornonthisday